Numbers Review – Part III Posted by Gabriele on Aug 28, 2012
To conclude this three-part series reviewing numbers today we are going to look at how to say/write numbers in a variety of ways, including decimals, percentages, fractions, and common expressions that use numbers. If you have not yet read the previous two posts in this series it may be helpful for you to review these…
Numbers Review – Part II Posted by Gabriele on Aug 27, 2012
Yesterday I began a review of numbers in English. In yesterday’s post I focused on cardinal and ordinal numbers below 100. Today we are going to focus on numbers, and how to read and say numbers, that are over a hundred. When expressing large numbers (numbers that are more than one hundred), numbers are read…
Numbers Review – Part I Posted by Gabriele on Aug 26, 2012
Numbers are often some of the first words language learners are taught in a new language. This doesn’t necessarily mean that learning numbers is easy. In fact most people continue to count instinctively in their native language even after obtaining a high level of fluency in a second language. Numbers always just seem to be…
Arches National Park – Devil’s Garden Hike Video Posted by Gabriele on Aug 24, 2012
Yesterday I introduced you to Arches National Park in Utah. To learn more about this park you can look back at yesterday’s post. To see an area of this park called ‘Devil’s Garden’ you can watch the video below. Enjoy.
Arches National Park Posted by Gabriele on Aug 23, 2012
In my opinion some of the most amazing national parks in the United States are found in the state of Utah. Utah is a western state that is well populated in the norther section of the state, but mostly desert, forest, and amazing rock structures in the southern part of the state where there…
Crazy Collective Nouns Posted by Gabriele on Aug 21, 2012
A collective noun is the name of a collection of people, animals, or things that can be spoken about as a whole or group. One of the many oddities (and annoyances) in the English language is the number of different collective nouns that exist. Some of these collective nouns are likely to be familiar to…
New words in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Posted by Gabriele on Aug 20, 2012
Every year the publishers of the Merriam-Webster add new words to their printed dictionary. The new words being added this year come out tomorrow! This year they are adding 100 new words to the dictionary that they have been tracking and gathering evidence on related to usage over several years. A word has to be…